Blog post: https://bughunters.google.com/blog/thats-a-wrap-on-escal8-2026
#ESCAL8 #GoogleCTF #Hackceler8 #bugSWAT #GoogleSingapore #CyberSecurity
#ESCAL8 #GoogleCTF #Hackceler8 #bugSWAT #GoogleSingapore #CyberSecurity
November 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
💥 bugSWAT is officially KICKING OFF at Escal8! 💥
We are bringing together Google's security engineers and some of the world's most talented external security researchers under one roof. The mission?
We are bringing together Google's security engineers and some of the world's most talented external security researchers under one roof. The mission?
October 24, 2026 at 1:57 AM
💥 bugSWAT is officially KICKING OFF at Escal8! 💥
We are bringing together Google's security engineers and some of the world's most talented external security researchers under one roof. The mission?
We are bringing together Google's security engineers and some of the world's most talented external security researchers under one roof. The mission?
Deep-dive into our architectures, hunt for vulnerabilities, and make Google products safer for everyone. 🔐🤝
The target is set. Let’s hunt! 🛠️🎯
#bugSWAT #ESCAL8 #GoogleVRP #BugBounty #GoogleSingapore #CyberSecurity
The target is set. Let’s hunt! 🛠️🎯
#bugSWAT #ESCAL8 #GoogleVRP #BugBounty #GoogleSingapore #CyberSecurity
October 24, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Deep-dive into our architectures, hunt for vulnerabilities, and make Google products safer for everyone. 🔐🤝
The target is set. Let’s hunt! 🛠️🎯
#bugSWAT #ESCAL8 #GoogleVRP #BugBounty #GoogleSingapore #CyberSecurity
The target is set. Let’s hunt! 🛠️🎯
#bugSWAT #ESCAL8 #GoogleVRP #BugBounty #GoogleSingapore #CyberSecurity
ESCAL8, Google’s annual flagship security conference, is coming to Singapore in October 2026, with a particular focus on AI Agents! 🇸🇬 Check out our blog post to see what's planned in the three main segments of the conference: bugSWAT, Hackceler8, and init.g() 👇
Blog: ESCAL8 2026: Agentic Hacking in the Lion City
Check out this post to learn more about ESCAL8 2026, Google’s annual flagship security conference, coming to Singapore from October 23–25, 2026!
bughunters.google.com
September 22, 2026 at 4:21 PM
ESCAL8, Google’s annual flagship security conference, is coming to Singapore in October 2026, with a particular focus on AI Agents! 🇸🇬 Check out our blog post to see what's planned in the three main segments of the conference: bugSWAT, Hackceler8, and init.g() 👇
In April 2026, we held the latest edition of bugSWAT (our live event for security researchers) in Seoul, South Korea.
For more information on this edition's focus, its impact & winners, as well as bugSWAT in general, see 👇
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/bugswat-in-seoul-april-2026
For more information on this edition's focus, its impact & winners, as well as bugSWAT in general, see 👇
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/bugswat-in-seoul-april-2026
Blog: bugSWAT in Seoul – April 2026
In this blog post, we'll take a look at what makes bugSWAT events valuable in general, and focus on the latest edition in Seoul, which took place in April 2026.
bughunters.google.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM
In April 2026, we held the latest edition of bugSWAT (our live event for security researchers) in Seoul, South Korea.
For more information on this edition's focus, its impact & winners, as well as bugSWAT in general, see 👇
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/bugswat-in-seoul-april-2026
For more information on this edition's focus, its impact & winners, as well as bugSWAT in general, see 👇
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/bugswat-in-seoul-april-2026
The inaugural Cloud VRP ☁️ bugSWAT event was a record-setter 🏆: With 91 identified vulnerabilities resulting in ~$1.6 million in rewards, the event underscored the value of collaboration with external security researchers.
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401980899328
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401980899328
Blog: Hardening Google Cloud: Insights from the latest Cloud VRP bugSWAT
Check out this blog post for more on the inaugural Cloud-focused bugSWAT, hosted by the Cloud VRP, and how events like this help boost Google's security posture in close collaboration with external researchers.
bughunters.google.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:03 AM
The inaugural Cloud VRP ☁️ bugSWAT event was a record-setter 🏆: With 91 identified vulnerabilities resulting in ~$1.6 million in rewards, the event underscored the value of collaboration with external security researchers.
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401980899328
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401980899328
Check out Tomas' post and article on hacking Google using Git integrations. One of these reports even won him Most Valuable Hacker (MVH) at Google's bugSWAT event in Vegas last year!
September 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Check out Tomas' post and article on hacking Google using Git integrations. One of these reports even won him Most Valuable Hacker (MVH) at Google's bugSWAT event in Vegas last year!
Notícia da SecurityWeek
"Google Paid Out $458,000 at Live Hacking Event" #bolhasec
"Google Paid Out $458,000 at Live Hacking Event" #bolhasec
Google Paid Out $458,000 at Live Hacking Event
Google handed out $458,000 in bug bounty rewards at this year’s bugSWAT hacking event, held during the ESCAL8 conference.
www.securityweek.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Notícia da SecurityWeek
"Google Paid Out $458,000 at Live Hacking Event" #bolhasec
"Google Paid Out $458,000 at Live Hacking Event" #bolhasec
Google awarded ~$1.6 million to security researchers during a recent Google Cloud hackaton event.
The hackaton accounted for two-thirds of the bug bounties paid for Google Cloud this year.
bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401...
The hackaton accounted for two-thirds of the bug bounties paid for Google Cloud this year.
bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401...
Blog: Hardening Google Cloud: Insights from the latest Cloud VRP bugSWAT
Check out this blog post for more on the inaugural Cloud-focused bugSWAT, hosted by the Cloud VRP, and how events like this help boost Google's security posture in close collaboration with external re...
bughunters.google.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Google awarded ~$1.6 million to security researchers during a recent Google Cloud hackaton event.
The hackaton accounted for two-thirds of the bug bounties paid for Google Cloud this year.
bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401...
The hackaton accounted for two-thirds of the bug bounties paid for Google Cloud this year.
bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401...
#Google revealed the results of its first-ever cloud-focused bugSWAT hacking event, where 20 leading cloud security researchers uncovered 91 vulnerabilities.
The company awarded approximately $1.6 million in payouts.
#cybersecurity
The company awarded approximately $1.6 million in payouts.
#cybersecurity
September 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
#Google revealed the results of its first-ever cloud-focused bugSWAT hacking event, where 20 leading cloud security researchers uncovered 91 vulnerabilities.
The company awarded approximately $1.6 million in payouts.
#cybersecurity
The company awarded approximately $1.6 million in payouts.
#cybersecurity
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Only one entry but definitely worth reading!
☁️ 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
This one is a real tour de force: flatt.tech/research/pos....
Only one entry but definitely worth reading!
☁️ 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
This one is a real tour de force: flatt.tech/research/pos....
Remote Command Execution in Google Cloud with Single Directory Deletion
Introduction Hello, I’m RyotaK (@ryotkak ), a security engineer at GMO Flatt Security Inc.
A while ago, I participated in the Google Cloud VRP bugSWAT, a live hacking event organized by Google.
During...
flatt.tech
March 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Only one entry but definitely worth reading!
☁️ 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
This one is a real tour de force: flatt.tech/research/pos....
Only one entry but definitely worth reading!
☁️ 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
This one is a real tour de force: flatt.tech/research/pos....
Hardening Google Cloud: Insights from the latest Cloud VRP bugSWAT
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401980899328/hardening-google-cloud-insights-from-the-latest-cloud-vrp-bugswat
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401980899328/hardening-google-cloud-insights-from-the-latest-cloud-vrp-bugswat
Blog: Hardening Google Cloud: Insights from the latest Cloud VRP bugSWAT
Check out this blog post for more on the inaugural Cloud-focused bugSWAT, hosted by the Cloud VRP, and how events like this help boost Google's security posture in close collaboration with external researchers.
bughunters.google.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hardening Google Cloud: Insights from the latest Cloud VRP bugSWAT
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401980899328/hardening-google-cloud-insights-from-the-latest-cloud-vrp-bugswat
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5364401980899328/hardening-google-cloud-insights-from-the-latest-cloud-vrp-bugswat
AI bugSWAT in Tokyo & 2025 Hacker Roadshow
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5753079171252224/ai-bugswat-in-tokyo-2025-hacker-roadshow
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5753079171252224/ai-bugswat-in-tokyo-2025-hacker-roadshow
Blog: AI bugSWAT in Tokyo & 2025 Hacker Roadshow
This blog post presents one of the events we regularly host to complement our VRP program – bugSWAT, with a particular focus on our latest, AI-related event in Tokyo!
bughunters.google.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
AI bugSWAT in Tokyo & 2025 Hacker Roadshow
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5753079171252224/ai-bugswat-in-tokyo-2025-hacker-roadshow
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/5753079171252224/ai-bugswat-in-tokyo-2025-hacker-roadshow
Researchers Hacked Google A.I: Earned $50,000 Bounty
Researchers Hacked Google A.I: Earned $50,000 Bounty
At Google's LLM bugSWAT event in Las Vegas, researchers uncovered and reported bugs in the company's Bard AI and received a $50k reward.
cybersecuritynews.com
March 12, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Researchers Hacked Google A.I: Earned $50,000 Bounty
Roni "Lupin" Carta shared their hacking journey targeting Google’s latest AI, Gemini, as part of the bugSWAT program.
www.landh.tech/blog/2025032...
#python #Programming #PythonProgramming #ai #ml #MachineLearning #SoftwareDevelopment #WebDevelopment #TechNews #OpenSource #DataEngineering
www.landh.tech/blog/2025032...
#python #Programming #PythonProgramming #ai #ml #MachineLearning #SoftwareDevelopment #WebDevelopment #TechNews #OpenSource #DataEngineering
We hacked Google’s A.I Gemini and leaked its source code (at least some part) - Lupin & Holmes
www.landh.tech
May 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Roni "Lupin" Carta shared their hacking journey targeting Google’s latest AI, Gemini, as part of the bugSWAT program.
www.landh.tech/blog/2025032...
#python #Programming #PythonProgramming #ai #ml #MachineLearning #SoftwareDevelopment #WebDevelopment #TechNews #OpenSource #DataEngineering
www.landh.tech/blog/2025032...
#python #Programming #PythonProgramming #ai #ml #MachineLearning #SoftwareDevelopment #WebDevelopment #TechNews #OpenSource #DataEngineering
Hacker etici accedono Gemini e scoprono “informazioni nascoste”
L'evento LLM bugSWAT, organizzato da Google, ha messo alla prova alcuni hacker etici: ecco i ri...
https://www.ilsoftware.it/hacker-etici-accedono-gemini-e-scoprono-informazioni-nascoste/
L'evento LLM bugSWAT, organizzato da Google, ha messo alla prova alcuni hacker etici: ecco i ri...
https://www.ilsoftware.it/hacker-etici-accedono-gemini-e-scoprono-informazioni-nascoste/
March 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Hacker etici accedono Gemini e scoprono “informazioni nascoste”
L'evento LLM bugSWAT, organizzato da Google, ha messo alla prova alcuni hacker etici: ecco i ri...
https://www.ilsoftware.it/hacker-etici-accedono-gemini-e-scoprono-informazioni-nascoste/
L'evento LLM bugSWAT, organizzato da Google, ha messo alla prova alcuni hacker etici: ecco i ri...
https://www.ilsoftware.it/hacker-etici-accedono-gemini-e-scoprono-informazioni-nascoste/
GoogleのAI「Gemini」をホワイトハッカーがハッキングし隠された情報を発見することに成功
https://gigazine.net/news/20250331-google-gemini-hacking/
https://gigazine.net/news/20250331-google-gemini-hacking/
GoogleのAI「Gemini」をホワイトハッカーがハッキングし隠された情報を発見することに成功
Google主催のバグ発見イベント「LLM bugSWAT」に参加して「Gemini」をハッキングし、ソースコードを公開させることに成功したサイバーセキュリティエンジニアが「最も価値のあるハッカー」という称号を授与されました。当人らが経緯を語っています。
gigazine.net
March 31, 2025 at 3:35 AM
GoogleのAI「Gemini」をホワイトハッカーがハッキングし隠された情報を発見することに成功
https://gigazine.net/news/20250331-google-gemini-hacking/
https://gigazine.net/news/20250331-google-gemini-hacking/
Googleのバグ報奨金イベント「LLM bugSWAT」で740万円超を稼いだハッカーたち
https://gigazine.net/news/20240307-hack-google-ai/
https://gigazine.net/news/20240307-hack-google-ai/
Googleのバグ報奨金イベント「LLM bugSWAT」で740万円超を稼いだハッカーたち
Google主催のバグ発見イベント「LLM bugSWAT」で、5万ドル(約740万円)を獲得したというサイバーセキュリティエンジニアのロニ・カルタ氏が、イベントでの出来事を自身のブログにまとめています。
gigazine.net
March 7, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Googleのバグ報奨金イベント「LLM bugSWAT」で740万円超を稼いだハッカーたち
https://gigazine.net/news/20240307-hack-google-ai/
https://gigazine.net/news/20240307-hack-google-ai/
🐵 MonkeHacks #79
HackAIcon, Mexico Bugswat, No Cat (Yet)
#bugbountytips #hacktheplanet #BugBounty monke.ie/p/monkehacks...
HackAIcon, Mexico Bugswat, No Cat (Yet)
#bugbountytips #hacktheplanet #BugBounty monke.ie/p/monkehacks...
MonkeHacks #79
HackAIcon, Mexico Bugswat, No Cat (Yet)
monke.ie
October 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🐵 MonkeHacks #79
HackAIcon, Mexico Bugswat, No Cat (Yet)
#bugbountytips #hacktheplanet #BugBounty monke.ie/p/monkehacks...
HackAIcon, Mexico Bugswat, No Cat (Yet)
#bugbountytips #hacktheplanet #BugBounty monke.ie/p/monkehacks...